Chapter 8: Black and White/Decade vs Baron

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(Blake, Jaune and Sun are seen in the cafe as they are drinking.)

Jaune: So you're a faunus. Okay, why did you hide such cute ears all along?

 Okay, why did you hide such cute ears all along?

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Blake: (blushes) Remember when you said... you did things you weren't proud of?

Jaune: Well, I said it hours ago, so...

Blake: It's about White Fang...

Sun: Well, I don't think there's a Faunus on the planet who hasn't heard of them. Stupid, holier-than-thou creeps that use force to get whatever they want. Bunch of freaks, if you ask me!

Blake: I was once a member of the White Fang.

Jaune: (eyes widen) WHAT?

(Sun promptly goes cross-eyed and chokes on his drink, making him put it down and wipe his mouth as he holds up a hand to process this information.)

Jaune: YOU were with the White Fang?

Blake: That's right. I was a member for most of my life, actually. You could almost say I was born into it...

(The scene shifts to a simple silhouetted flashback of fallen weapons plunged into the ground - swords, guns, any number of combinations.)

Blake: (off-screen) Back then, things were different. In the ashes of war, the White Fang was meant to be a symbol of peace and unity between Humans and the Faunus.

(The audience is shown the dark outlines of two trios - animal-eared and tailed Faunus on one side, regular Humans on the other - shaking hands and making peace after their struggle. This does not last long, as seen by a white Faunus cowering in fear of the gray-and-black aggressors harassing the hybrid. Later, more Faunus are pushing the crowd away from their bullied brethren.)

Blake: (off-screen) Of course, despite being promised equality, the Faunus were subjected to discrimination and hate. Humanity still thought of us as lesser beings. And so, the White Fang rose up as a voice of our people. And I was there.

(Silhouettes of Faunus protestors are revealed, and emerging from the shadows is a young girl with dark hair and cat ears.)

Blake: (off-screen) I was at the front of every rally. I took part in every boycott. I actually thought we were making a difference. But I was just a youthful optimist.

(Cutting from the child version of Blake, the blue flag of a white wolf with sad eyes and a circle behind its head is lowered, and raised in its stead is a red monster with three bloody scratches and teeth bared at the world.)

Blake: (off-screen) Then, five years ago, our leader stepped down, and a new one took his place. A new leader, with a new way of thinking.

(A quick series of images are shown - Faunus replacing their picket signs with axes and blades, windows being broken, thieves leaping on trains to steal their cargo.)

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